Nik Stauskas was never afraid to do a little celebrating after a 3-pointer during his two years at Michigan.

And Thursday night in Brooklyn, Stauskas and his father, Paul, brought the 6-foot-6 guard's signature gesture to the NBA draft.

Immediately after hearing his name called as the No. 8 overall pick (Sacramento Kings) in the 2014 NBA draft, Stauskas stood up, turned to his father, and executed a planned move.

"It was planned. A planned handshake that we thought of last night," Stauskas told reporters in Brooklyn on Thursday night. "I always just throw up the three goggles. So I thought it was only appropriate I did it here.